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Those beginning in this
hobby might mistake the
Helix Nebula for the more
"famous" Ring Nebula --
and the confusion would be
forgiven. In fact, both are
planetary nebula, but the
Helix is much larger from
our vantage point, spanning
an area almost as big as the
full moon. It's also much
closer to us, only about 450
lightyears distant in the
constellation Aquarius. At
my latitude, the Helix
virtually skirts the southern
horizon, and with the city of
Philadelphia looming large
in that direction, it is a most
difficult object to photograph.
hobby might mistake the
Helix Nebula for the more
"famous" Ring Nebula --
and the confusion would be
forgiven. In fact, both are
planetary nebula, but the
Helix is much larger from
our vantage point, spanning
an area almost as big as the
full moon. It's also much
closer to us, only about 450
lightyears distant in the
constellation Aquarius. At
my latitude, the Helix
virtually skirts the southern
horizon, and with the city of
Philadelphia looming large
in that direction, it is a most
difficult object to photograph.
Takahashi FSQ106
SBIG ST10XME
CFW8 with standard
RGB filters plus
Astrodon 6nm Ha
HaRGB:
Ha: 15min x 20, 1x1
R: 10min x 5, 1x1
G: 10min x 5, 1x1
B: 10min x 11, 1x1
Processed with CCDsoft,
Registar, Neat Image,
and Adobe Photoshop
SBIG ST10XME
CFW8 with standard
RGB filters plus
Astrodon 6nm Ha
HaRGB:
Ha: 15min x 20, 1x1
R: 10min x 5, 1x1
G: 10min x 5, 1x1
B: 10min x 11, 1x1
Processed with CCDsoft,
Registar, Neat Image,
and Adobe Photoshop
NGC 7293 -- The Helix Nebula
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